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Degrees
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B.A.
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My Expert Service
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My experience includes eight years editing client copy as part of my duties as a web designer for my company, Mind to Sight Web Design, five years writing user documentation for IT departments and medical analysis instrumentation, and one year developing and writing content for Flash-based interactive tutorials for internet/intranet. I’m easy to work with, learn new applications quickly, and produce results professionally and on schedule.
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Experience & Qualifications
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Applications Used
Macromedia Flash 4/8/C4, Dreamweaver 4, MS Word ‘00/ ‘02/ ’03, PowerPoint, Excel 3.0, Front Page, Visio, Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop 6/C2/ C4, Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9.0,
OS – Windows 95/ 98/ NT/ 2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS7.
Work History
Web Design - Mind to Sight Web Design (self-employed) http://www.mindtosight.com, Santa Ana, CA
April, ’02 –Current
• Develop new websites/revise existing sites for small businesses.
Sr. Technical Writer/Flash Developer – Buy.com, Aliso Viejo, CA
October ‘00 – March ‘01
• Documented procedures and tutorials for Customer Service and IT departments.
• Developed interactive Flash tutorials for internal applications.
• Constructed on-line RoboHelp documentation.
• Developed web pages with Dreamweaver.
Technical Writer/Flash Author – AltaVista Shopping.com, Irvine, CA
Dec. ’98 – Sept. ’00
• Wrote technical documentation, reports, procedures, outlines and presentations for IT.
• Developed a wide range of documentation in formats ranging from hard copy to static HTML and Flash-based tutorials.
• Developed animated tutorials for company website and prototype sales presentation on CD.
• Created flowcharts and layouts in Visio.
• Responsible for development and maintenance of a large percentage of company intranet content (page design and posting).
Technical Writer – PIMCO Advisors, Newport Beach, CA*
Oct. ’98 – Nov. ‘98
• Edited and developed new material for LAN policies and procedures manual.
• Inserted screen prints and drew original line art illustrations.
Technical Writer - Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA*
Sept. ’97 – Jan. ‘98
• Researched, wrote content and drew illustrations for production equipment SOP’s.
Lab Analyst – Brogdex Company, Pomona, CA
Oct. ‘93 – Dec. ‘96
• Constructed spreadsheets and report-generating databases in Excel.
• Devised linear curve calculation application for gas chromatography determinations in Excel.
• Conducted testing for chemical analysis of wax and fungicide levels in fruit.
• Wrote reports/procedures.
Lab Technician - Beckman Instruments, Brea, CA*
Oct. ’92 – Aug. ‘93
QA - Operated prototype Beckman Synchron CX5-CE and CX7 chemistry analyzers.
• Determined control and chemistry range parameters for on-board Oracle database.
• Detected equipment problems.
• Kermitted data-runs to VAX 3600.
• Upgraded custom software to on-board MicroVAX II PDP.
• Analyzed “What-If” troubleshooting scenarios.
• Made suggestions for improved instrument and database efficiency.
Production - Performed control runs and prepared new instruments to be shipped.
• Responsible for improving Windows-based computer interface used for monitoring status of instrument control runs.
Lab Technician - HighChem Diagnostics, Brea, CA*
May, ’92 – July, ‘92
• Performed control runs on Beckman chemistry instruments.
• Prepared new controls, updated Q.C. database in Excel 3.0 (Macintosh).
Technical Writer - Anagraph, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA*
Mar. ’92 – April, ‘92
• Revised router manual for sign shop CAD system.
Lab Technician - Hycor Biomedical, Garden Grove, CA*
June ’91 - Mar ‘92
• Constructed test databases and spreadsheets in Lotus 3.1 and Excel 3.0 (P.C.).
• Wrote lab S.O.P.’s.
• Successfully proposed and implemented a department P.C. computer system.
Technical Writer - Anagraph, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA
Feb. ’90 – Feb. ‘91
• Wrote user manuals and procedures for sign design CAD systems, engravers, pen-plotters and routers.
• Shot photo layouts for advertisements.
• Drew manual illustrations.
* Contract
Education
Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, California State University at Long Beach.
Courses taken in advertising design and magazine production at Fullerton Jr. College.
Completed coursework in Lotus 1-2-3 and Adobe Pagemaker at New Horizons and RoboHelp at E-Help.
References
Available upon request.
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Available Modes Of Communication
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email/chat
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Contact
Dave Shirley
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